Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Algeria
Algeria: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 11.71 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
11.71
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
9th
of 69 countries
All-time high
38.42
in 1975
All-time low
9.83
in 2013
Years of data
29
1975–2017
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Algeria, 1975–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2017, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Algeria stood at 11.71.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Algeria peaked at 38.42 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 9.83, in 2013.
Algeria ranks 9th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 38.42 | — |
| 1980 | 15.25 | -60.3% |
| 1984 | 12.36 | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 16.9 | +36.8% |
| 1990 | 19.8 | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 20.6 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 23 | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 23.2 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 24.4 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 31.84 | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 25.43 | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 29.77 | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 27.3 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 25.9 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 23.72 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 17.65 | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 15.27 | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 12.27 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 13.79 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 11.33 | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 10.16 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 9.96 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.96 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.97 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 9.83 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 10.6 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 11.21 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 11.71 | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.42 | 38.42 | 38.42 | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.84 | 12.36 | 16.9 | 3 |
| 1990s | 24.04 | 19.8 | 31.84 | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.72 | 10.16 | 29.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.55 | 9.83 | 11.71 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 6 Yemen 13.47 compare
- 7 North Macedonia 12.27 compare
- 8 Morocco 11.79 compare
- 10 Montenegro 11.53 compare
- 11 Lebanon 11.3 compare
- 12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10.83 compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Algeria?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Algeria was 11.71 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 38.42 in 1975.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.83 in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Algeria ranks 9th out of 69 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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